Property and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and equipment

Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):

	2015			2014
Ships	$	22,102,025		$	21,620,336
Ship improvements	2,019,294			1,904,524
Ships under construction	734,998			561,779
Land, buildings and improvements, including leasehold improvements and port facilities	337,109			303,394
Computer hardware and software, transportation equipment and other	1,025,264			889,579
Total property and equipment	26,218,690			25,279,612
Less—accumulated depreciation and amortization	(7,440,912		)	(7,085,985		)
	$	18,777,778		$	18,193,627